2010-03-08As interest in social media takes off in the region, even presidents are getting into the act.

2010-03-12Bloggers stand firmly against the government's effort to ease restrictions on cultivating Genetically Modified Organisms in line with EU legislation.

2010-03-08Expected electricity shortages and neighbouring nuclear power plants have sparked a debate in Serbia on lifting a 21-year ban.

2010-03-11Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov is facing possible impeachment for disclosing the contents of a recent conversation with Finance Minister Simeon Djankov.

2010-03-17Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov said on Tuesday that he would refer all activities conducted under the country's Belene nuclear power plant project to the Prosecutor's Office.

2010-03-17As candidate countries struggle to root out corruption, they must also deal with conflicting advice.

2010-03-09SOFIA, Bulgaria -- Doctors in two towns went out on strike Monday (March 8th), after the health ministry failed to pay them for work in January. The...

2010-03-09SOFIA, Bulgaria -- Prime Minister Boyko Borisov announced on Monday (March 8th) that the European Commission (EC) backs the idea of appointing a new...

2010-03-14SOFIA, Bulgaria -- President Georgi Parvanov called a press conference Friday (March 12th), at which he condemned the impeachment procedure initiated...

2010-03-15SOFIA, Bulgaria -- Prime Minister Boyko Borisov is backing away from a proposal to raise health insurance contributions by 2% to 10%, looking instead...

2010-03-16SOFIA, Bulgaria -- Finance Minister Simeon Dyankov confirmed on Monday (March 15th) that the government has dropped the idea of raising health insura...

2010-03-17MOSCOW, Russia -- The possible deployment of elements of the US-missile defence shield has not been discussed by parliament or by the government in S...

2010-03-18SOFIA, Bulgaria -- Justice Minister Margarita Popova and Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov are calling for reform of the Supreme Judicial Council (...

2010-03-19SOFIA, Bulgaria -- Parliament approved on Thursday (March 18th) the appointment of Tomislav Donchev, the former mayor of Gabrovo, as the new minister...

2010-03-19SOFIA, Bulgaria -- Parliament unanimously adopted a bill Thursday (March 18th) to ban Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) cultivation for scientific...

2010-03-10Sarajevo screens films from around the world as host of a big cinema event. Also in culture and sports news: Bulgarian poet Lubomir Levchev is honoured in Macedonia, and Armand Duka is re-elected head of the Football Association of Albania.

2010-03-12The global downturn translates into fewer holiday travellers in the Balkans. Also in business news: Turkey has the most billionaires in the region and an Italian company plans an automobile plant in Montenegro.

2010-03-15Traian Basescu is inducted into the Romanian Academy of Science. Also in science news: a robotics centre opens in Sarajevo, and Serbian officials are the first to e-sign their biometric ID cards.

2010-03-17Blanka Vlasic of Croatia strikes gold in the Women's High Jump. And in cultural news: Skopje hosts the third international pantomime festival, and Kosovo's Chopin Association presents ten concerts.

2010-03-19Turkey's economy minister predicts GDP will rise more than 3.5% this year. Also in business news: the EC approves Bulgaria's stability programme, Croatia plans to invest in a wind energy plant and Serbia signs a deal with an Austria firm on a bridge construction project.